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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:154915 Morrison KM, et al., Mammalian Merkel cells are descended from the epidermal lineage. Dev Biol. 2009 Dec 1;336(1):76-83
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6716264
Gene symbol: Atoh1
Gene name: atonal bHLH transcription factor 1
Reporter: lacZ
Antibody: anti-B-galactosidase
Results
Specimen 2A' (upper): embryonic day 15.5; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: vibrissa follicle Present 2A' (upper) , 2A''' (upper)
Specimen 2A' (lower left): embryonic day 15.5; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: vibrissa follicle Present 2A' (lower left) , 2A''' (lower left)
Specimen 2A' (lower right): embryonic day 15.5; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: vibrissa follicle Present 2A''' (lower right) , 2A' (lower right)
Specimen 2B' (upper): embryonic day 15.5; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm2Hzo (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: vibrissa follicle Present 2B''' (upper) , 2B' (upper)
Specimen 2B' (lower): embryonic day 15.5; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm2Hzo (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: vibrissa follicle Present 2B''' (lower) , 2B' (lower)
Specimen 3D' (upper): postnatal day 0; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: vibrissa follicle Present Regionally restricted 3D''' (upper) , 3D' (upper) Expression in all beta-galactosidase-expressing cells in whisker follicle.
Specimen 3D' (lower): postnatal day 0; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: vibrissa follicle Present Regionally restricted 3D' (lower) , 3D''' (lower) Expression in all beta-galactosidase-expressing cells in whisker follicle.
Specimen 3F' (upper): postnatal day 0; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: skin Present Regionally restricted 3F''' (upper) , 3F' (upper) Expression in all beta-galactosidase-expressing cells in touch dome.
Specimen 3F' (lower): postnatal day 0; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: skin Present Regionally restricted 3F' (lower) , 3F''' (lower) Expression in all beta-galactosidase-expressing cells in touch dome.
Specimen 4C' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: skin Present Regionally restricted 4C' (upper) , 4C''' (upper) Expression in touch dome of body skin.
Specimen 4C' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: skin Present Regionally restricted 4C' (lower) , 4C''' (lower) Expression in touch dome of body skin.
Specimen 4F' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present Punctate 4F''' (upper) , 4F' (upper) Punctate xpression in touch dome of body skin.
Specimen 4F' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present Punctate 4F' (lower) , 4F''' (lower) Punctate xpression in touch dome of body skin.
Specimen 4I' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present 4I''' (upper) , 4I' (upper)
Specimen 4I' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present 4I''' (lower) , 4I' (lower)
Specimen 4L' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present Punctate 4L''' (upper) , 4L' (upper)
Specimen 4L' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: vibrissa follicle Present Punctate 4L''' (lower) , 4L' (lower)
Specimen 4O' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: metapodial pad Present 4O''' (upper) , 4O' (upper)
Specimen 4O' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: metapodial pad Present 4O' (lower) , 4O''' (lower)
Specimen 4R' (upper): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: metapodial pad Present Punctate 4R''' (upper) , 4R' (upper)
Specimen 4R' (lower): postnatal adult; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Krt8 (assay MGI:6716266); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: metapodial pad Present Punctate 4R' (lower) , 4R''' (lower)
Specimen 5A': postnatal day 25; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Rab3c (assay MGI:6716267); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 5A' , 5A''' Expression in epidermal cells overlying touch domes.
Specimen 5B': postnatal day 25; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - Rab3c (assay MGI:6716267); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: epidermis Present Punctate 5B''' , 5B' Punctate expression in epidermal cells overlying touch domes.
Specimen 5C': postnatal day 25; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - VGLUT2 (Slc17a6 assay MGI:6716268); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 5C' , 5C''' Expression in epidermal cells overlying touch domes.
Specimen 5D': postnatal day 25; Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1tm3Hzo, Tg(KRT14-cre)1Amc/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Atoh1 reporter; red - VGLUT2 (Slc17a6 assay MGI:6716268); blue - DAPI.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: epidermis Present Punctate 5D' , 5D''' Punctate expression in epidermal cells overlying touch domes.
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